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Liberia running low on body bags for Ebola victims

Liberia running low on body bags for Ebola victims

Liberia has declared a shortage of body bags, which are crucial to preventing the spread of the deadly virus. There…
Korle Bu Hospital stops surgeries due to power cuts

Korle Bu Hospital stops surgeries due to power cuts

The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has been forced to suspend surgical operations due to erratic power supply since Monday. The hospital’s only…
Ghana targetted by Ebola SMS tech firm

Ghana targetted by Ebola SMS tech firm

Ghana is among countries targeted by the operators of a text-message-based system currently being used to advise people about Ebola…
Second US health worker contracts Ebola

Second US health worker contracts Ebola

Another health worker who treated Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian who died of Ebola in Dallas, Texas, has tested positive…
Asantehene expresses worry about cholera outbreak

Asantehene expresses worry about cholera outbreak

The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has expressed disgust about the cholera outbreak in Ghana which is claiming so many…
Liberia's health workers threaten strike over Ebola resources

Liberia's health workers threaten strike over Ebola resources

Nurses and medical assistants in Liberia have threatened a national strike demanding higher insurance and adequate protective gear as the Ebola epidemic continues. The National Health Workers…
US man diagnosed with Ebola dies

US man diagnosed with Ebola dies

The first person to be diagnosed with Ebola within the US has died, Texas hospital officials have said. Thomas Eric…
Schoolchildren in US being monitored after contact with Ebola patient

Schoolchildren in US being monitored after contact with Ebola patient

Schoolchildren in Texas are being monitored after coming into contact with the first patient to be diagnosed with Ebola on US…
Herbal medicine producers target US market

Herbal medicine producers target US market

The Ghana National Traditional Healers Association in collaboration with regulatory bodies is working to capture diasporan communities, particularly the USA,…
Asokwa MP calls for united effort to control spread of cholera

Asokwa MP calls for united effort to control spread of cholera

The Member of Parliament for Asokwa and a member of the parliamentary select committee on environment, Patricia Adjei has called…
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